Constitutional Officers - Salaries

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SENATE BILL 312
P1 6lr2264
CF HB 607
By: The President (By Request – Governor’s Salary Commission)
Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 28, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Constitutional Officers – Salaries 2

FOR the purpose of providing for the annual salaries of the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the 3
Attorney General, and the Secretary of State; and generally relating to the salaries 4
of certain constitutional officers of Maryland. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – State Government 7
Section 4–103, 5–104, 6–103, and 7–107 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – State Government 13

4–103. 14

The Comptroller’s annual salary shall be: 15

(1) [$165,000] $175,000 for the first year of the term beginning January 16
[2023] 2027; 17

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(2) [$170,000] $180,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning 1
of the term; 2

(3) [$173,000] $180,000 starting on the second anniversary of the 3
beginning of the term; and 4

(4) [$175,000] $185,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning 5
of the term and thereafter. 6

5–104. 7

(a) The Treasurer shall devote full time to the duties of office. 8

(b) The Treasurer shall address the Legislative Policy Committee of the General 9
Assembly on a semiannual basis and as necessary on issues of legislative importance, 10
including the activities of the Board of Public Works, bond sales, and investment and 11
procurement initiatives. 12

(c) The Treasurer’s annual salary shall be: 13

(1) [$165,000] $175,000 for the first year of appointment beginning 14
January[, 2023] 2027; 15

(2) [$170,000] $180,000 starting on the first anniversary after 16
appointment; 17

(3) [$173,000] $180,000 starting on the second anniversary after 18
appointment; and 19

(4) [$175,000] $185,000 starting on the third anniversary after 20
appointment and thereafter. 21

6–103. 22

(a) There is an Attorney General of the State, as provided in Article V, § 1 of the 23
Maryland Constitution. 24

(b) The Attorney General’s annual salary shall be: 25

(1) [$165,000] $175,000 for the first year of the term beginning January[, 26
2023] 2027; 27

(2) [$170,000] $180,000 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning 28
of the term; 29

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(3) [$173,000] $180,000 starting on the second anniversary of the 1
beginning of the term; and 2

(4) [$175,000] $185,000 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning 3
of the term and thereafter. 4

(c) The Attorney General is also entitled to reimbursement for travel and other 5
expenses that are connected with the duties of the Office. 6

7–107. 7

The Secretary of State’s annual salary shall be: 8

(1) [$112,500] $120,000 for the first year of appointment beginning 9
January[, 2023] 2027; 10

(2) [$116,000] $124,000 starting on the first anniversary after 11
appointment; 12

(3) [$118,500] $124,000 starting on the second anniversa ry after 13
appointment; and 14

(4) [$120,000] $128,000 starting on the third anniversary after 15
appointment and thereafter. 16

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 17
III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 18
the salary or compensation of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, or Secretary 19
of State while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but 20
the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or compensation of the Comptroller, 21
Treasurer, Attorney General, or Secretary of State shall take effect at the beginning of the 22
next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an individual appointed or 23
elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired term. 24

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
October 1, 2026. 26